Rome Italy Location
Rome is in the Lazio region of central Italy on the Tiber river (Tevere). The original settlement developed on hills that faced onto a ford beside the Tiber island, the only natural ford of the river. The historic centre of Rome was built on seven hills: the Aventine Hill, the Caelian Hill, the Capitoline Hill, the Esquiline Hill, the Palatine Hill, the Quirinal Hill, and the Viminal Hill. The city is also crossed by another river the Aniene which joins the Tiber north of the historic centre.
Although the Rome city centre is about 24 km inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea, the city territory extends to the shore, where the south-western district of Ostia is located. The altitude of the central part of Rome ranges from 13 m above sea level (at the base of the Pantheon) to 139 m above sea level (the peak of Monte Mario). The Commune of Rome covers an overall area of about 1,285 km2 ( , including many green areas.
Rome is in the Lazio region of central Italy on the Tiber river (Tevere). The original settlement developed on hills that faced onto a ford beside the Tiber island, the only natural ford of the river. The historic centre of Rome was built on seven hills: the Aventine Hill, the Caelian Hill, the Capitoline Hill, the Esquiline Hill, the Palatine Hill, the Quirinal Hill, and the Viminal Hill. The city is also crossed by another river the Aniene which joins the Tiber north of the historic centre.Although the Rome city centre is about 24 km inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea, the city territory extends to the shore, where the south-western district of Ostia is located. The altitude of the central part of Rome ranges from 13 m above sea level (at the base of the Pantheon) to 139 m above sea level (the peak of Monte Mario). The Commune of Rome covers an overall area of about 1,285 km2 ( , including many green areas.